Cornering feeling *unsafe* 1990 Coupe

[Brian O']

sounds like one or three of three things. 
1. rear axle bushings
2. front control arm bushings
3. front outer tie rod ends.

with the car on the ground, flat, e-brake off grab the
rear tires and try to turn them slowly, without enough
force to move the car, i found mine were bad when i
was cleaning my wheels one day. 
check the tie rod ends on the ground and off. grab the
tire and try to move side to side while watching the
tie rod. also while not trying to turn hard enough to
move the other side wheel.if there is any movement
they are bad. check the front control arm bushings
while up in the air. look for areas where the control
arm is rubbing on the subframe.
                                  good luck !!
                                   brian o'
93 90 cs
90 80 
89 80
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--- James Sheridan <james at pixelix.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi there listers,
> 
> Over the last few days I've noticed a certain
> uneasyness in cornering
> in my 1990 Coupe (no Quattro) - the steering seems
> to be very, very
> light and it literally does feel as if on every bend
> that the rear-end
> is going to swing out.
> 
> At first, I just shook it off as just me being
> silly, but on Saturday,
> in very light rain I managed to spin off the road
> (at circa 70mph) on
> a long swooping bend to the right. The rear end
> flipped out and I
> ended up in the hedge on the other side of the road.
> Luckily the road
> was empty, and the hedge a good cushion - otherwise
> who knows what
> woulda happened to me. :(
> 
> The car is in remarkably good condition considering
> - only a few
> scratches on the drivers (right hand) side bodywork,
> and a broken
> bumper and some extra dents on my (already messy)
> alloys.
> 
> So, my question is - what caused the car to do this?
> I do concede that
> I may have been travelling a little faster than
> would be recommended
> for the corner - but I've never had the car 'feel'
> the way it does
> now. It really doesn't 'feel' safe at the moment.
> 
> Even when negotiating roundabouts and 90deg corners
> at low speeds (sub
> 20mph) it still feels very very loose and uncertain.
> 
> I've checked the tyre treads, and although they're
> fairly low, they're still legal
> (tread depth of around 0.3).
> 
> Anyone got any ideas what could be wrong before I
> get onto my local
> dealer for an expensive service?
> 
> -- 
> James Sheridan // james at ineedprozac.com / fax: 07021
> 117 198 / irc: dr_bob
> ::: Visit Pixelix - http://www.pixelix.co.uk -
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> 


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